MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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